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Coming of War and WWII
dictator and head of the Nazi party
Why did Truman decide to use the atomic bomb?
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Why did Truman decide to use the atomic bomb?
to save American soldiers' lives
he wanted to see a big explosion
to kill as many Japanese as possible
to show American power to other nations
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dictator and head of the Nazi party
Mussolini
Hitler
Roosevelt
Churchill
3
Adolf Hitler blamed Germany's problems on
Barack Obama
The Jewish People
Donald Trump
The German Government
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Major battle that stopped German advancement in Soviet Union
Stalingrad
St. Petersburg
Battle of the Bulge
Moscow
5
"lightening war"
WAC
totalitarianism
blitzkrieg
blizzard
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How did World War II affect the average working-class family?
It gave them a sense of patriotism and caused them to work for lower wages.
It created a new economic class that competed with the poor for resources.
It devastated them with the loss of family members to the war.
It brought them into the mainstream of society.
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Problems caused by the Great Depression made German people more likely to believe who's promises
Winston Churchill
the Weimar Republic
the United States
Hitler's Nazi Party
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What impact did the
appeasement policy
have on German aggression?
no impact/more aggressive
Germany returned occupied lands
less aggressive
peaceful
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The Neutrality Act of 1939 allowed nations at war to buy supplies as long as they
used the supplies for peaceful purposes only.
did not attack the United States.
paid cash and moved the supplies themselves.
had signed the Tripartite Pact.
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Largest Nazi Death Camp
Buchenwald
Sobibor
Dachau
Auschwitz
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Executive order that created fair hiring practices in government funded jobs
8802
9066
2017
1234
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Which nation did not sign the tripartite pact and join the Axis Powers?
Italy
Germany
Great Britain
Japan
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Invasion that forced Germany to fight a 2-front war
Iwo Jima
Stalingrad
D-Day
Pearl Harbor
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More than 7,000 American and Filipino troops lost there lives from the
Battle of Coral Sea
Bataan Death March
Doolittle Raid
Pearl Harbor
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The last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front
Battle of Stalingrad
Battle of Prague
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of Britian
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Created after WWII to protect peace
Super Nations
United Nations
Founding Nations
League of Nations
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Provided technicians, clerical workers, and boosted the economy during the war effort
Tuskegee Airmen
WAC (Women's Army Corps)
Executive order 9066
George Patton
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Executive order 9066 established
Lend Lease Act
Japanese internment
fair hiring practices of government funded jobs
bracero program
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The invasion of this country started WWII
France
Poland
Soviet Union
United States
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What did the Nuremberg Laws prevent?
Jewish people leaving Germany
elections of national officials
taxes on Germans
marriage between Jews and non-Jews
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Nazi officials were brought to justice at the
Potsdam Conference
Tripartite Pact
Atlantic Charter
Nuremberg Trials
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German submarine
U-Boat
U-Sub
U-Bite
Subway
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Fascist leader of Italy
Mussolini
Churchill
Stalin
Hitler
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prejudice against Jewish people
anti-semitism
bracero program
blitzkrieg
totalitarian
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The willful annihilation of a race
genocide
murder
none of the above
killing
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Which of the following countries were NOT part of the "Big Three" during peace negotiations?
USA - Truman
Soviet Union - Stalin
France - de Gaulle
Britain - Churchill
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What was the US's response to the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
Bombing of Tokyo
Attacking China
Joining the League of Nations
Assassinating the Japanese Emperor
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Iwo Jima was an important objective for the American Military because
US planes could bomb Japan from there
Japan was using it as a base to attack the US fleet
the main Japanese naval force was stationed there
the islands were important link in the Japanese supply lines
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Term given to getting rid of all Jews living in German controlled areas
Final Solution
Blitzkrieg
concentration camps
Auschwitz
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Theory of government in which a single party/person is in control
Blitzkrieg
Democracy
Anarchy
Totalitarianism
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Blonde-haired, blue-eyed, "superior race"
blitzkrieg
African
Aryan
German
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How did Pearl Harbor 'awaken a sleeping giant?"
The resorted to Isolation rather than Intervention
many Americans began to focus on supporting the allies
Americans now had a reason to join WWII
the loud bombs caused it to awaken from deep sleep
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Communist dictator of Soviet Union that slaughtered 10 million of his own people
Stalin
Churchill
Mussolini
Hitler
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African American fighter pilot squadron
101st Airborne
Midway
American Air Guys
Tuskegee Airmen
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How did dictators maintain control over their country?
they spent less money on the military
through fear, false propaganda, and removal of critics (often by murder)
through freedom of speech and the press
they elected civilians to run the country
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What was the importance of the Battle of Stalingrad?
It was the offical name for the d-day invasion
It opened up a 2nd front in Europe for Germany
It was the battle that turned the Nazis around in Russia
It is the battle where the Nazis & Communists joined forces
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Why did many Jews remain in Germany even after their jobs and citizenship were stripped of them?
they did not wish to leave their lives in Germany
they wanted to spy on the Nazi party
they wanted to join the German army
they supported the Nazis
